मृत्युंजयं सुतं लेभे शिलादोप्यनपत्यवान् । श्वेतकेतुरपि प्राप जीवितं कालपाशतः
mṛtyuṃjayaṃ sutaṃ lebhe śilādopyanapatyavān | śvetaketurapi prāpa jīvitaṃ kālapāśataḥ
Śilāda, walau tanpa zuriat, memperoleh seorang putera bernama Mṛtyuñjaya; dan Śvetaketu juga kembali hidup, terlepas daripada jerat Kāla (Waktu).
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotional tableau: Śilāda in austerity before a radiant Śiva-liṅga; the boon of Mṛtyuñjaya as a luminous child; nearby, Śvetaketu released from Yama’s noose as the noose dissolves into light.
Śiva’s grace can overturn seemingly fixed destinies—granting progeny and even deliverance from death’s grip.
The narrative sits within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s praise of Śiva; Kāśī is implied as the field where such grace is especially accessible.
No explicit rite is mentioned; the verse points to the fruit of Śiva’s favor associated with Mṛtyuñjaya.